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Common Government Procurement Acronyms

 

Businesses new to the government marketplace will find the industry filled with procurement-related acronyms. Listed below, are some commonly used acronyms:

ABSS

Automated Business Services System

ACO

Administrative Contracting Officer

ACPS

Air Force Contract and Procurement System

ACRN

Accounting Contract Reference Number

ADM

Acquisition Decision Memorandum

ADS

Automated Disbursing System

AIRS

Automated Integrated Requisition System

AMC

U.S. Army Materiel Command

AMCISS

Army Materiel Command Installation Supply System

AMCOM

U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command

AMAS

Automated Management Acquisition System

AMIS

Air Force Management Information System

AMS

American Management Systems, Inc.

ANG

Air National Guard

ANSRS

Automated Non-Standard Requisitioning System

APADE

Automated Procurement and Data Entry System

API

Application Program Interface

APB

Acquisition Program Baseline

ARCENT

3rd U.S. Army, Army Forces Central Command

ASF

Application Server Framework

BACC

Budget and Accounting Classification Code

BCAS-AF

Base Contracting Automated System - Air Force

BCAS-MC

Base Contracting Automated System - Marine Corps

BOSS

Base Operation Supply System

CAPS

Computerized Accounts Payable System

CCR

Central Contractor Registration

CECOM

U.S. Army Communication and Electronics Command

CEFMS

Corps of Engineers Financial Management System

CEMAS

Civil Engineer Material Acquisition System

CIN

Commitment Identification Number

CLIN

Contract Line Item Number

Components

Military Departments and Defense Agencies

ConWrite

Contract Writing System (Air Force)

DARTS

Department of Army Requisition Tracking System

DB

Database

DBCC

Database Consistency Check

DCCW

Defense Contracting Command-Washington

DCD

DFAS Corporate Database

DCII

DFAS Corporate Integrated Infrastructure

DCMA

Defense Contract Management Agency

DCW

DFAS Corporate Warehouse

DEBX

Defense Electronic Business Exchange

DFAS

Defense Finance and Accounting Service

DISA

Defense Information Systems Agency

DISMS

DLA Information Supply Management System

DLA

Defense Logistics Agency

DoDAAC

Department of Defense Activity Address Code

DoDAAN

Department of Defense Activity Address Number

DOV

Disbursing Office Voucher

DPACS

DLA Procurement and Contracting System

DPPS

Defense Procurement Payment System

DRID

Defense Reform Initiative Directive

DSDS

Defense Standard Disbursing System

E2E

End-To-End

EC

Electronic Commerce

EDA

Electronic Document Access

EDI

Electronic Data Interchange

EFT

Electronic Funds Transfer

ELIN

Exhibit Line Item

FOC

Full Operational Capability

FORSCOM

U.S. Army Forces Command

FMS

Financial Management System (Oracle)

FPDS

Federal Procurement Data System

FTP

File Transfer Protocol

GUI

Graphical User Interface

IA

Interface Agent

IAD

Integrated Acquisition Database

IAM

Interface Agency Manager

IAPS

Integrated Automated Payment System

IDB

Interface Database

IDIQ

Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity

IFSM

Integrated Facilities System Mini/Micro

INRIS

Integrated Naval Research Information System

INSCOM

U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command

IOC

Initial Operating Capability

IRPRS

Integrated Requirements Purchase Request System

ITIMP

Integrated Technical Item Management and Procurement

J001

Federal Procurement Data Reporting - Air Force

JAR

JAVA Archive

JVM

JAVA Virtual Machine

LOA

Line of Accounting

MDW

Military District of Washington

MEDCOM

U.S. Army Medical Command

MEDLOG

Medical Material Management System

MFCS

Material Finance Control System

Mil Dep

Military Departments

MIPR

Military Interdepartmental Purchase Request

MRMC

U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command

MTMC

U.S. Army Military Traffic Management Command

MMMS

Medical Material Management System

MOCAS

Mechanization of Contract Administration System

Mongoose

Fraud Detection Program

NECO

Navy Electronic Commerce Office

NGB

National Guard Bureau

NSOA

Non-Standard Staging Area

NULO

Negative Unliquidated Obligation

ODA

Other Defense Agencies

OLAP

Online Analytical Processing

OLTP

Online Transactional Processing

OPLOC

Operating Location (DFAS)

PADDS

Procurement Automated Data and Document System

PALT

Procurement Action Lead Time

PARC

Principle Assistant Responsible for Contracting

PC

Personal Computer

PD2

Procurement Desktop - Defense

PDM

Program Decision Memorandum

PIIN

Procurement Instrument Identification Number

POM

Program Objective Memorandum

PM

Program Manager

JPMO

Program Management Office

PR

Procurement Request

PR Builder

Purchase Request Builder

SAACONS

Standard Army Automated Contracting System

SABRS

Standard Accounting Budget and Reporting System

SACONS

Standard Automated Contracting System

SBCCOM

U.S. Army Soldier and Biological Chemical Command

SBSS

Standard Base Supply System

SELIN

Sub-Exhibit Line Item Number

SLIN

Sub Line Item Number

SMDC

U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command

SPIIN

Sub Procurement Instrument Identification Number

SPS

Standard Procurement System

SPS-I

SPS Interface

SRD1

Standard Finance System - Redesign

STARS

Standard Accounting and Reporting System

SYMIS

Shipyards Management Information System

TACOM

U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command

TACOM DVD

U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command Direct Vendor Delivery

TAMMIS

Theater Army Medical Management Information System

TRADOC

U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command

UADPS

Uniform Automated Data Processing System

UI

Universal Interface

UIC

Unit Identification Code

UICP

Uniform Inventory Control Point

ULO

Unliquidated Obligation

USA

United States Army

USACE

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

USACCE

7th U.S. Army, U.S. Army Contracting Command-Europe

USACCK

8th U.S. Army, U.S. Army Contracting Command-Korea

USAF

United States Air Force

USARPAC

U.S. Army Pacific

USARSO

U.S. Army South

USMC

United States Marine Corps

USN

United States Navy

VAN

Value Added Network

VECO

Virtual Electronic Contracting Office

WARRS

Wholesale and Retail Receiving/Shipping System

WAWF

Wide Area Work Flow

WIMS

Workload Information Management System

WINS

Web Invoicing System

XML

Extensible Markup Language



For more information contact:
Name: Dan Shade
Email: shade@sapdc.org





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